Haarlemmermeer station
Haarlemmermeerstation | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Former Nederlandse Spoorwegen station Current shuttle bus stop | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Stationsstraat 28 Amstelveen Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 52°21′N 4°51′E / 52.350°N 4.850°E | |||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | GVB (currently) Nederlandse Spoorwegen (pre-1950) | |||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Amsterdam–Aalsmeer line | |||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | Ash | |||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 May 1915 | |||||||||||||||||
| Closed | 3 September 1950 | |||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 20 September 1975 (for heritage streetcar use) | |||||||||||||||||
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The Haarlemmermeer station, called Willemspark Station, was built in 1915 by architect H. van Emmerik, but originally designed by Karel de Bazel. The station is located on the corner of Amstelveenseweg and Havenstraat. Until the arrival of the bus station of Maarse & Kroon, which replaced the train, there was a small park in front of the station.
The station is a terminal station, with a symmetrical facade. To the left of the main building is an extension with the former second-class waiting room / station restoration (now cafe). The style is reminiscent of the former Leiden Heerensingel station in many ways. The architect of Leiden Heerensingel (Karel de Bazel) has worked in the design of this station.
The right side wall is on certain parts identical with the left side wall of the building in Leiden, whether or not in mirror image. The forward parts of the facade, to the left and right of the entrance are almost identical to the right part of Leiden.
Above the entrance is a curved awning. Up there is a hemisphere window. The rear facade shows the layout of the floors: the very high roof houses two floors; there are two houses in it.
The building was handed over to the Zuid district by the Nederlandse Spoorwegen in the 1990s and has undergone a refurbishment. The station hall is in use at the museum tram line, the left part is a café and was also used in the 2012/'13 season to record television programs including the media program The Art of the VARA. Behind the station is a terrace.